General and Government Organisations
GOV.UK (formerly known as Directgov public service advice)
Your rights under Disability Legislation including the Equality Act 2010 (which replaced the Disability Discrimination Act 1995)
Access to Work Scheme including online application form
Health & Safety Executive
Health and safety for disabled workers and people who work with them: an easy read guide
Department of Work and Pensions (DWP)
Welfare Reform – sustainable employment for disabled people and people with health conditions.
The Council for Work and Health
Professions delivering health, safety and wellbeing services to the working-age population.
ACAS: Advisory, Conciliation & Arbitration Service
Disability discrimination
Work and Mental Health
Mental Health at Work
Resources for managers, staff and organisations.
Business in the Community
Business-led membership organisation dedicated to responsible business. Useful resources include:
- Mental health for employers toolkit
- Suicide prevention toolkit
- Crisis management in the event of a suicide: a postvention toolkit for employers
Centre for Mental Health
A charity with over 30 years experience in research, analysis and policy in mental health.
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Work and mental health – information and resources for professionals supporting people remaining or getting back into work.
Information for the Worker, Employer, Clinician and Carer
Rethink Mental Illness
- This article includes information about developing a WRAP – Wellness and Recovery Action Plan, or Advance Statement/Directive:
What’s reasonable at work? - Work and mental illness – getting a job factsheet
Mental Health First Aid England
Line managers’ resource – a practical guide to managing and supporting people with mental health problems in the workplace
Mindful Employer
This workbook is based on elements of WRAP – Wellness and Recovery Action Plan: Feeling stressed: keeping well, a personal workbook
Mind
Promoting mental health through learning and work.
Like an interactive self-help book helping you learn skills to prevent and manage symptoms of depression and anxiety.
Support and research for good mental health.
Unum
Managing mental health in the workplace
Mental health training online and face to face.
Validium
Top tips for developing resilience during your commute.
Business in the Community
Advice for employees on working with a long-term medical condition – NHS Choices
IOSH – Chartered Body for Health and Safety Professionals
IOSH Home Office, mobile Office – managing remote working (see in link above)
Public Health England – Establish employees general health in the workplace:
Workplace Health Needs Assessment Tool
Business In The Community: Self Assessment Toolkit. Assess your organisation’s mental and musculoskeletal health.
Disability Rights UK was formed through a unification of Disability Alliance, RADAR and National Centre for Independent Living on 1 January 2012.
Lots of advice and fact sheets on all areas, including benefits and also work.
Business Disability Forum Business Disability Forum provides a unique range of advice, support and expert tools to help organisations become disability-smart.
National Federation of Self Employed & Small Businesses Limited -Health and Safety Advice
Ability Net AbilityNet exists to change the lives of disabled people by helping them to use digital technology at work, at home or in education.
Business Healthy – City of London. A community and online resource for business leaders committed to improving the health and wellbeing of their workforce.
Royal College of Occupational Therapists
Find an Independent Occupational Therapist
Improving Lives saving money campaign – Occupational Therapists
APIL Best Practice Guide on Rehabilitation
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL)
BICMA Quality Standards
Bodily Injury Claims Management Association (BICMA)
British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine (BSRM)
Condition Information Documents/links
Older Worker conditions:
Supporting Older workers with Health Conditions, Centre for Aging Better April 2018
Guidance on the menopause and the workplace – FOM
Musculoskeletal/Back pain/Arthritis/Auto immune diseases:
Business In The Community: Musculoskeletal Health Toolkit for employers
Early Intervention Toolkit – fit for work. Toolkit to support an early intervention service for treatment of musculoskeletal conditions
Work and Arthritis, Arthritis Research UK (Appendix has practical info for employers and employees) Working with Arthritis policy report
Arthritis Research UK Common aches and pains
Working with Arthritis and joint pain
When an Employee has Rheumatoid Arthritis – NRAS
Managing Ankylosing Spondylitis at Work – NASS (2 downloads, for employer and employee)
Lupus and work – Lupus UK
When an Employee has Lupus – Lupus UK
Get Britain Standing Campaign
The On Your Feet Britain Challenge dares you to take James Brown at his word and convert ‘sitting time’ to ‘standing time’.
Get Britain Standing
Fibromyalgia, Myalgic Encephalopathy (ME), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
Fibromyalgia Association
ME Association
An Employers Guide to ME by Action for ME, to download.
CFS_employers_leaflet by NHS Plus
CFS_employees_leaflet by NHS Plus and FOM
EmplguideCFS by Leeds MHS Trust 2006
Reasonable adjustments at work ideas (this is an American source, but many of the suggestions can be applied worldwide)
IBS Network – Download document – for employers and employees
Sleep Toolkit: Business In The Community: Sleep and recovery: a toolkit for employers
Diabetes and work
Employment and Diabetes Advocacy Pack
Supporting people with Diabetes in the workplace
IOSH – OH Toolkit – Diabetes information
Head Injury, Stroke, MS, MND, Parkinsons and other neurological conditions incl Dementia and Alzheimers
Headway – The Brain Injury Association – returning to work after brain injury
Headway – Brain Injury – a guide for employers
The Stroke Association – Guide for Employers
Work After Stroke – Employers Guide Employers’ briefing paper, by different Strokes – support for younger stroke survivors, also:
Work After Stroke – Family and Friends
Work After Stroke – Health and Social Care Professionals – September 2014 2
Work After Stroke – Stroke Survivors
Epilepsy and work
TUC Guide – Epilepsy in the workplace
Epilepsy Action – Care plans, risk Assessments and Reasonable Adjustments
Epilepsy Action – Work and Epilepsy
Personnel Today – Epilepsy good practice guidance
(Guide by Epilepsy Scotland)
Multiple Sclerosis and work
Work and Multiple Sclerosis 1210 – MS Society
MS Society Work Toolkit
Work and MS: an employee’s guide
MS in the workplace: an employer’s guide
MS Society: Information for employers
MS Trust: Work
MND and work
Parkinsons and work
Employment and Parkinsons by Parkinsons UK
Creating a Dementia-friendly workplace – A practical Guide for Employers
Alzheimer’s Society has produced an informative guide for employers to help them gain an understanding of dementia, how it impacts organisations and the practical steps they can take to support employees, clients and customers. Alzheimers Society
Supporting employees who are caring for someone with dementia from www.dementiaaction.org.ukWork and neuro diversity, incl Dyslexia, Dyscalcula, Autism sprectrum, Dyspraxia etc
British Dyslexia Association – reasonable adjustments
Neurotalentunlocked.com – innovations and solutions
Autism and work
Autism in the workplace, The National Autistic Society
Autism – Information for employers
Autism Spectrum mentoring and support
Publication – Employing people with Autism – a brief guide for employers
Cancer and work
We are Macmillan. Cancer Support
10 top tips for Line managers by macmillan
MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT – Self employment and cancer
Managing cancer in the workplace, by macmillan
Department of Education and Skills – Education and Learning was the Department of Education and Skills DfES
Search for jobs, training, careers, childcare or voluntary work
Jobseekers Universal Job match
Job Centre Guide, about benefits, CV writing, interviews and getting a job.
Department of Transport
Access for disabled people
Department of Transport
Other transport advice: see Rica
Mobility Centres and driving assessments are available
Rehabilitation
Research Bodies
IES on rehabilitation and work stress
Effective Rehabilitation after work related stress
Institute for Employment Studies (IES)